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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-14
SNAkE-CHARMlNG.
Cost of Tuition and the Rapidly w
Which the Reptiles Learn.

Cost of Tuition and the Rapidity with
Which the Reptiles Learn.
There are men who teach snake
charming as business One of them
talking the other day said women
learn the accomplishment quicker than
the sterner sex and follow it in the
museums. Tuition costs, he said, from
$500 to $500, according to how rapidly
they learn. This, of course, includes
the whole thing, not only how to ham
die the snakes, but also to do different
tricks with them, which are all COM
bined in what is known as the snake,
act. This consists in making cap or
turban of the snake and putting it on
the head, making a sash of one by ar
ranging it around the body, a belt by
placing it around the waist or q pair
of wristlets of smalla AlssfSakes. The act
also includes putting all these on the
person at one time so that the body is
covered with snakes, eight or nine Of
them at time. When covered with
them in this way the woman supports
about two hundred pounds of snakes
and can scarcely walk. .-
There is great deal in knowing the
nature of snakes, particularly the posi-
ton they get in when they are about
to strike. After they strike once they
never get over it. When they once
bite you they will try and do it again
every chance they get. No, we don't
give them any drug nor rub them quiet
beforehand, as many people suppose.
All that is necessary is 10 show them
that you are not afraid of them. So
after the woman gets confidence in her
work, she can get along all right. I
get the snake teach them with under
control, and then allow the woman to
begin to handle it.
You see. snakes have brains as we'll
as other animals. They never close
their eyes, and watch all the time. The
cost of the snakes varies from $50 to
$3.50 and 5000 apiece. and in weight
they run from one hundred pounds
down to thirty, ten and even five
pounds. All this talk about feeding
a snake to make it tame and easy to
handle is nonsense. They are simply
like any other wild animal. In charm
ing them we use no mesmerism OF any
thing of the kind-it's only to make
them know that you are MASTER to 90
at them without fear. -PhaadeLphia
Call.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-14

mony had been concluded, the bri de
crowded the groom to the door and
was seemingly determined to get him
out of the room. Just as the door was
about to be swung open the groom
plunged his hands into his trousers
pocket, drew forth a fifty-cent silver
piece, blushed violently and hurried
from the house. However" said the
clergyman. II had more respect for
this poor fellow than I did for the inn
positor who gave me two dollars and
fifty cents after he had given his bride
and friends to understand that
was to receive twenty dollars. 1
furnished the groom who compensated
me with fifty cents with a fine mar
riage certificate. albany Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-14
THE PRIDE OF AlGiERS.
An Oriental Lovers C1andestine Visit t
Fora, the Arab Rose.


Come. Kentucky, lover of beautiful
women, and will show you a women
of Algiers whose strange beauty will
make you forget all other women, no
matter how fair they be, even though
they be Kentuckians.
Thus spake young Ben Aboo, and I
followed him in silence to the house of
one Fora. She was an Arab women,
noted for her beauty and her inaccessi-
bility. Pilgrimages were often made,
but mostly in vain, to the doorway of
Fora. A few claimed to have caught
the light of her eyes cleaning curious
ly from out behind her moresque WIN
dow-a matter of small space closely
meshed with heavy iron lattice-one
had sworn to rose flung from her
balcony. But there was an Arab
brother unused to callers on the femi-
nine members of the household-but
not to ways and devices Oriental, not
pleasant, in the main, to those on
pleasure bent.
But difficulty of access, guarded
windows, even the dangerous rela-
tive, could not cool our young desire.
She was known to Ben Aboo-that was
enough. How, or when, what right,
pray, had to ask?
care we near!' Ssh! steady!' We
had climbed almost to the top of mar
row. picturesque street. not far from
Karbah. 1t was late-late for Algiers.
A new moon, proud of herself but
very shy about shining near Zora's
window, flung her light another way.
We stood in the shadow of balcony
heavy with the weight of Algerian
roses-perhaps an Arab rose was hid
den there. In low; coaxing tones, like
the cry of the dove to its coy mate,
once, twice. There was a moment of
silence-a rustic. All, the brother!
no, a woman's voice; and such voice
the flow of running water to a
thirsty soul-his name, Ben Ab-oo-oo
Was it the cry of night-b bird taught
to call his name, or was it in truth the
voice of one Fora. the Arab Rose?
Aboo knew the secret way into the
garden; it was not new way to him.
There. by the light of the new moon
saw the face of Fora, his betrothed.
With her own hand she brought me
something to drink. 1t was cool to the
tongue and all delicious to the taste.
She was clad in white. Gold and silver
coils wound about the loneliness of her
yellow ankles; smaller ones studded
with sapphires shone on her arms.
Her mouth was not perfect mouth;
neither was the nose more than pass
ing fair. But those eyesl There was
the beauty, there was the charm; they
were full of strange light now a
dreamy languor now flashing splen-
dor Of course she knew nothing of
English, and less, if possible. of En-
glish-speaking men. She regarded me
with wonder, and had Ben Aboo to ask
me many questions about my dress,
the customs of my land, and especially
of the women and their attire. Final
ly, I slipped away, leaving them alone
in the moonlight with the roses-and
with loved. Sheriey, IN Louisville
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-14
WEDDING ANECDOTES.
a C1ergyman's Amusing Chat on the Sub
ject of Marriage Fees.

a C1ergyman's Amusing Chat on the Sub
ject of Marriage Fees.
Speaking of marriage fees" a
prominent clergyman said, 'recalls a
very embarrassing blunder which was
perpetrated upon an innocent brother
clergyman recently. The groom, who
was not very nervous fellow either,
carelessly poked an old plantation
negro ballad in his vest pocket with
the five dollar bill which he intended
as the marriage fee. During the ex-
element which followed the ceremo-
ny, the young man placed the planta-
ton ballad in the palm of the clergy
man. After fervent God-speed, the
officiating clergyman left without in
specting the negro song. The divine
was indignant when he discovered
the nature of the bit of paper which
he had slowed away in his wallet He
felt insulted. However friends inter-
coded, the young man found the five
dollar bill in his vest pocket, made a
hurried explanation and succeeded in
allaying the ire of the indign ant
clergyman.
s.When in California;" the ecclesi-
astic continued, II had little expert
ence with presUmptuous groom. The
witness, a prominent physician, re-
quested me to come to hotel to marry
the couple. l complied, and after the
ceremony the groom began to tumble
a twenty-dollar gold piece about be-
tween his thumb and index fingers. Of
course. all present observed the coin.
Finally the young man sidled toward the
piazza door and beckoned me to follow.
and the doctor, the young Benedict
slipped the double eagle into his trous-
ers pocket and fished out twenty shill-
ings in silver as my fee. l said nothing,
but when / came to forward GER
tificate l filled it out on piece of
foolscap paper. heard from the
groom's friend, the doctor, in due
time. He demanded an explanation of
my effrontery. When 1 meekly in
formed that could not afford to fur
nish first-class certificate when the
fee was so small, I received five dol
lars from the groom for proper state
ment of the marriage"
The clergymen then narrated how on
returning from prayer meeting with
his wife he found a couple seated in q
buggy waiting before his door. They
desired to be united in the holy bonds
of wedlock, and when the ceremony
was concluded, the groom, who APP
,,aarad rather dull continued RI lin uer
and seemed greatly embarrassed. The
gleeful bride nudged him in the side
occasionally and looked hard at the
door. The young man only grew more
and more uneasy. When all the topics
of conversation had been exhausted
the clergyman's good wife proceeded
to entertain the young couple with
cake and refreshments. At last about
one and half hours after the cere-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-14

GRAFTON, ". Va, July Ga fire broke
out here yesterday in a building on
Latrobe street, and before it was check ed
totally consumed, with almost all their
contents, twenty-eight building, inclad-
ing two of the largest hotels, two furni-
ture stores, two drug sores, two mil
linerv stores, the Standard Enterprise
newspaper office, one hardware store,
one jewelry store, one clothing store aud
a nusn Der of other stores, offices and pi-
vate dwellings. No organized fire de-
partment exists here, and only by the
hardest work on the part of the citizens,
was the fire finally controlled. The total
loss will reach nearly 800 600, and the in
surance is only about S12,00
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-14

majority O. the Railroad Commissioners
shall constitute quorum to do business, and
any act or decision Of any two of them shall
be taken as the act or decision Of the commits
sioners.
SEC. 90 (a). To defray the necessary ex-
penses of the Railroad Commissioners in max
ing investigations and prosecuting suits, and to
there is hereby appropriated out of any money
in the State Treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated, the sum of $4,000, to be drawn upon war
rant of the State Auditor issued upon
requisiton of the Railroad Com
missioners, approved by the Gov
ernor which reQuisition shall be accompanied
by an itemized statement of the costs and ex-
penses to be paid
SEC. 81, This act is not intended to repeal
any law now in force, unless in direct conflict
Herewith, but is intended to be supplemental
to such laws.
Approved. July 5, 1887.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-14
OLD-TiME NOTIONS.
A Few Words About the Moons influence
on Agriculture.

A Few Words About the Moons influence
Agriculture.
We hear less and less in agricultural
circles about the moons influence upon
crop-growing and upon agricultural
practice in general. Yet there are
many who still adhere to the old-tlme
notions that have influenced so many
in their farm practices during life
time. Regarding rainfall, series OF
observations was made some years
since in England, and simultaneously
these observations were made in other
countries. The result was-the object
being to note the difference, if any, in
the amount of rainfall during the diff
ferent phases of the m oon-that the
amount was about the same. Observa-
tions were made at a certain point
in France, covering a period sufficient
~ extended to settle the question as to
the frequency of rainfall in one stage
of the moon as compared to that OF
another stage. Nine rainy days oc-
cured in that period commonly known
with some people as the growing stage.
to eleven in the opposite stage. Sim
liar observations were made in Ger
many about the same time. running
through period of ten years These
observations showed S45 rainy days in
the growing period, against 500 during
the opposite period. At an expert
mental station in our own country
there were fifty-fve rainy days during
the increase, against fifty during the
waning period. Now, traditions fail
in proving any thing, though running
through centuries, while observations.
carefully made during a period of
years, can be relied upon. The idea
that plants grow most rapidly during
the full moon is not sustained by OBJ
servation. though it is thought by
some observers that aqu attic plants do
grow more rapidly in the light than in
the dark of the moon. There is
some foundation for the belief that
full moon brings cool weather. This
is explained by the fact that the earth
receives the full rays of the sun, as
also the reflected rays of the moon;
hence promoting absorption, clearing
the atmosphere, and in the early spring
frosts follow or accompany clear
nights. But when all knowledge re.
garding the moon and its influences has
been summed up, it is not represented
by a heavy sun, certainly not by what
any man can safely base his agricul.
tural practices upon. The farmer that
manures well, plows deep, according to
the kind of land he has, plows when
the land is not too wet, drains his land,
uses good seed, puts it in at the right
time. and keeps down the weeds. will
have no occasion to study the moon.-
National LiUe- Stock Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-14

PHILADELPHIA, July THE expenses
incurred at Gettysburg by Mrs. Pickett
and her son in attending enc reunion OF
Picketps division and the Phil adelphia
brigade, nave been betrayed by the boys
in blue. AS soon as 1T was learned that
Pickett's division had voted to settle the
bill, W. S. Stockton, of the Seventy first
Pennsylvania regiment, says that the
mem bers of the brigade at once notified
the division that Mrs. Pickett and her son
were considered the guests of the Phila-
delphia brigade, who deemed it an honor
to act as host to the lady, whose presence
on the battle field had added so much to
the pleasure of the reception.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-14
A Slight misunderstanding,

Mrs Kettledrum Qoftily. to new
maiO-My dress, Marie. Take it off
at once.
Marie (nee Bridget, regarding her
own gown)-Your dress, indade! And
sure twas Miss Flanagan said she'd
give me shtoile the aqual of any in
town; but it's little I thought t'would
lade to me being called a thafe!"-
Harper's Bazaar.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-14

st Genevieve is the oldest town
In Missouri, and just last week woke
up and discovered near by mountain
200 feet high of solid red, gray and
rose colored granite.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-03-12
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REMEMBER.

The mother sat still with snOw-white hair,
9Ofeeble and thin and pale;
The son at her side, in manhOOd's pride,
Was ruddy and tall and pale;
SO ready of hand. so fleet of foot,
So naughty in his might,
That he oft forgot the tender care
That was still in his mother right;
That the careless wrong and the cruel word
Were easy to do and say;
Til sorely wounded, with flushing cheeks,
She answered him thus one day:
.sif only the past could speak, my son,
If thou wOuldst remember right,
How carried thee in these trembling arms,
And toiled for thee day and night;
Loving and guiding, and watching thee.
Till inc wears have made thee strong:
If only thou wOuldst remember this,
Thou never wOuldst do me wrong;
For now am cast upon thy love,
am frail and old and gray;
oh! son, that nursed long years ago,
Remember my love to-day"
He dropped by her knee. as in olden times
Her pardon and love to seek:
Her gray head bowed to his young brown mead
And her tears were on his cheek;
And ever since in his heart she trusts,
In his strong young arms has rest,
For he never fOrgets that once he lay
An infant upon her breast.
o. men in you ST. ength and hope and joy!
o. maids in your youthful charms!
Remember that wailing infants once
You lay in your mothers arms?
Remember she then was fair and strong;
That you will grow old and gray
That the wrong or the right you do to her
Will come back to your hearts some day!
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-03-12
CHAPTER K.

Goobo-Pray you, Sir, stand up, am sure
you are not Lancelot, my boy,
Lancelot-Pray you, let's have no more fool
ing about it, but give me your blessing; am
Lancelot, your boy that was, your son that is,
your child that shall be.-Shakespeare.
The same red sun which had lighted
the old Palatine and his party on their
road by the Corrig- -Dhiol, beheld the
Corners accomplice, Nun Maher, pacing
impatiently up and down the road near
near the fort, the sugar collar OF his
own. and the bride Of his leaders horse,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-03-12

seven D1alS, nutCer Oh tuelr pdch-
thread in the dusty street gale, and
where, with reverence be it spoken. in
the friendless hours of our literary no.
violate in the great babel, we were wont
to charm away the remembrance of
many a cold repulse and manga sting
ing disappointment, taking we repeat
(craving the readers indulgence for our
long parenthesis) taking such a book
from his coat pocket, and turning over a
few of the well-6ngered and dog's-eared
pages, he selected. from number Of
ballads, one which their habits had rem
dered very popular among the gang,
and which he adapted to that exquisitely
passionate air which our tuneful fellow
countryman, Moore. has since graced
with no less exquisitely passionate words.
The reader, however, is requested to
keep those out of his recollection while
he follows Nun through 'tThe Lamenta-
ton of Ellen Maguare, or the Anglers
Deceit
..Phoo! where is it at all for one song?
Eh?- No .sThe Red-Haired Mans
Wifen-the ssColleen Rue ''-the-
Hah! you animal, you-win you be
quiet. there-Is it to ait me horses col
lar upon her you name, this evening?
You're like your own master, you tyrant,
wanten to have uvury thing to yourself
-.tJohn M,Goulderick's Trial for the
Quaker's Daughter, - and that's q
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-05
MUrINY IN PERI.
POorly.PaId Soldiers ReyOIt-BiOOdy
Scenes in Public Square.

a Truiillo perm letter says: A mu-
tiny broke ont in the barracks of the Ze-
pita battalion, which IS quartered here,
on the night of September 9th, and two
companies succeeded in escaping, after
MORALLY vounding the captain OF the
guard, named Bustamente, and killing
the sentry. The officer died on
the 2sth. 1t is said the soldiers
mutinied owing to only receiving
three paper soles per day as IA
ton money. The movement was led by
n sergeant, who is known to have been a
criminal of the worst kind and muir
derer. 1t is said he has been implicated
in past years in about twenty murders,
some of which were committed in a
most bIrbarous manner. He plotted the
affair and got all the privates to promise
to Join Then they were to let the Grim
inals out of the prison and sack the
town. The mutineers proceeded to the
barracks, but the lieutenant on duty
stood bravely to his post and resisted a
heavy fire with great skill until he was
reinforced by the sub-prefect OF
police. During this time some OF
the mutineers had also attacked the
hospital, but they were driven off.
These two defeated parties subsequently
Joined and abandoned the town, taking
the road to the mountains. Only about
two companies escaped, the others not
taking pant and not desiring to jain il
the movement, as was proved by their
action when order was restored, aitel
about two hours oil shooting, alarm, and
agitation. 60.
That the movement was not politica
one was proved by the mutineers shout
ing: D
''Lo1g live Liberty - Death tC
the sauinting sub-prefect
The attack on the prefecture was only
SLIGHT affair, and was followed by a run
ming fight, the police driving the mutt
neers before them. The authorities fol
Lowell the mutineers out about three
leagues into the country, where hight
took place, in which severaiwere killed
The sergeant who was the ringleadel
was subsequently caught and brought
here.
The firing in the square was heavy
and in all fifteen or twenty were killed
or wounded
Many of the citizens say they DO moi
believe that the mutlny would have
taken place if the soldiers had beer
REGULAR paid, but that as their pay wa,
in long arrears and no one would trus'
them, they were driven to desperation
Citizens pay their taxes punctuaiIy III
silver soles This the soldiers see, sno
therefore they object to beng pald II
paper money. The sergeant VINO i he
the recent nutiny has been tried py
CONT martial and shot. His name wa,
Villegas. He belonged to a family OF
desperndoes. 1t is said that before beng
Shot he confessed to having committed
fourteen murders, and gave the names
of his victims In all, up to the present
time. rumor asserts that fourteen OF tht
mutineers have been caught and shot
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-05
GREEN sBORO,.
Guilford-Courtbouse Battle-Ground
Other Notes.

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch
NOVEMBER 4, 1887.
The incorporation by legislative act
OF the Guilford. Courthouse battle ground
continues to enlist widespread interest,
not only in North Carolina but else
where. The battlefield is located foui
miles from Greensboro, and the public.
spirited officers of the association have
never ceased their efforts to place its
claims before the public. Within the
past week Mr.. Harper j. Elan, OF this
city, has published handsome pam
phlet giving Il graphic and accurate &C.
count OF the battle. The same contains
q ess-directory of the town. The
gratuitous distribution of this book is
making pleasant nOtOriety for the en-
terprise, and donations for improving
and identifying the historic old place
continue to come in. II has just been
published that Mr.. w. p. Clyde, OF New
York, has given 800 to the organiza.
ton.
Wheat sewingin Piedmont North Caro-.
lima was not more than half finished before
the rains gave the work temporary
quietus. With a continuation of such
weather as the last few days the farmer
will make short work of tie balance OF
the Job.
1t is understood that the cannon.ball
train " to be soon put on the Richmond
and Danville railroad, 10 run unbrOken
between New Orleans and New York,
will make the distance from Atlanta to
Greensboro-367 miles-in seven hours.
Some sections Of the Toad--as it now
is--will stand that speed, others will not
Mr.. NJ. o. Hankin, chief engineer Of
the WilkesborO' road, from Winston, viii
push that work with energy. A stock
AIDE is to be builttw or three miles from
town and $50 bands will be put on the
work at once.
Judge John A. Gilmer prosides al
Forsyth Court (Winston) at the present
term. The criminal docket will proba
bly, occupy the entire two weeks. He is
making il hot for evil.doers, and the
outcome will he about fifteen recruits fol
the penitentiary.
President Crowell, of Trinity College
is making two lectures per week in the
| interest OF the institution IN different
parts Of the State. All its friends are
profoundly gratified at the quickenet
impulse Of life manifested. One hun
bred aud thilty-hye students have 80 ial
been enrolled The students have JUS
founded Il college magazine, to be called
" The 1rchirc.'
isThe Eastern Fields Trial Club" q
bird shooting, sporting, dog-fancyinf
organization of New York and othel
States, will hold their annual levee al
High Point, y. c., on November 18th
This club has leased the sporting priv
lege of large section of land at High
Point, and annually comes ont to test
and buy and sell some of the finest bird
dogs in America.
One day last week firm here shipped
i. 600 pounds of dried blackberries tc
northern and western markets.
l.. w. A.